$37.07
0.28% today
NYSE, Jul 25, 07:49 pm CET
ISIN
US29670G1022
Symbol
WTRG

Essential Utilities Inc Stock price

$37.17
-0.69 1.82% 1M
+3.68 10.99% 6M
+0.85 2.34% YTD
-3.90 9.50% 1Y
-12.20 24.71% 3Y
-8.53 18.67% 5Y
+12.27 49.28% 10Y
+18.63 100.49% 20Y
NYSE, Closing price Thu, Jul 24 2025
-0.53 1.41%
ISIN
US29670G1022
Symbol
WTRG
Sector
Industry

Key metrics

Basic
Market capitalization
$10.4b
Enterprise Value
$18.2b
Net debt
$7.7b
Cash
$20.8m
Shares outstanding
276.7m
Valuation (TTM | estimate)
P/E
16.7 | 17.4
P/S
4.6 | 4.4
EV/Sales
8.0 | 7.6
EV/FCF
negative
P/B
1.6
Dividends
DPS
$1.27
Yield 1Y | 5Y
3.4% | 2.6%
Growth 1Y | 5Y
6.5% | 6.9%
Payout 1Y | 3Y
58.3% | 61.6%
Increased
25 Years
Financials (TTM | estimate)
Revenue
$2.3b | $2.4b
EBITDA
$1.2b | $1.3b
EBIT
$865.9m | $938.5m
Net Income
$613.3m | $591.8m
Free Cash Flow
$-518.1m
Growth (TTM | estimate)
Revenue
16.4% | 14.1%
EBITDA
18.9% | 15.6%
EBIT
24.2% | 23.9%
Net Income
7.1% | -0.6%
Free Cash Flow
-18.9%
Margin (TTM | estimate)
Gross
85.3%
EBITDA
55.2% | 54.8%
EBIT
38.4%
Net
27.2% | 24.9%
Free Cash Flow
-23.0%
Financial Health
Equity Ratio
34.4%
Return on Equity
9.6%
ROCE
4.9%
ROIC
5.1%
Debt/Equity
1.2
More
EPS
$2.2
FCF per Share
$-1.9
Short interest
2.0%
Employees
3k
Rev per Employee
$630.0k
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Analyst Opinions

16 Analysts have issued a Essential Utilities Inc forecast:

13x Buy
81%
3x Hold
19%

Analyst Opinions

16 Analysts have issued a Essential Utilities Inc forecast:

Buy
81%
Hold
19%

Financial data from Essential Utilities Inc

Income Statement P&L | Balance Sheet | Cash Flow


Quarter TTM Annually
Mar '25
+/-
%
2,258 2,258
16% 16%
100%
- Direct Costs 332 332
47% 47%
15%
1,926 1,926
12% 12%
85%
- Selling and Administrative Expenses 7.30 7.30
31% 31%
0%
- Research and Development Expense - -
-
-
1,245 1,245
19% 19%
55%
- Depreciation and Amortization 379 379
8% 8%
17%
EBIT (Operating Income) EBIT 866 866
24% 24%
38%
Net Profit 613 613
7% 7%
27%

In millions USD.

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Essential Utilities Inc Stock News

Neutral
Business Wire
3 days ago
BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) announced today its Aqua Pennsylvania subsidiary has finalized a $37.75 million purchase of the City of Beaver Falls wastewater system in Beaver County, PA. The system serves approximately 3,200 customers in the City of Beaver Falls. The wastewater system also provides bulk transmission and treatment service for approximate...
Neutral
Business Wire
8 days ago
PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With the eyes of the energy world on Pennsylvania this week, the state's largest natural gas utility is at the ready to support data center and related development stemming from the $92 billion in statewide investment announced during Tuesday's inaugural Pennsylvania Energy & Innovation Summit. Essential Utilities' gas division, Peoples Natural Gas, had a presence a...
Neutral
Business Wire
11 days ago
BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) expects to report earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, following market close on July 31, 2025. The company's conference call with financial analysts will take place on August 1, 2025, at 11 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The call and presentation will be webcast live so interested parties may listen over the internet ...
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Company Profile

Essential Utilities, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water or wastewater services in the United States. It offers water services through operating and maintenance contracts with municipal authorities and other parties. The company also provides non-utility raw water supply services for firms in the natural gas drilling industry; and water and sewer line protection solutions, and repair services to households through a third-party. It serves approximately 3 million residential water, commercial water, fire protection, industrial water, wastewater, and other water and utility customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Indiana, and Virginia. The company was formerly known as Aqua America, Inc. and changed its name to Essential Utilities, Inc. in February 2020. Essential Utilities, Inc. was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

Head office United States
CEO Christopher Franklin
Employees 3,291
Founded 1968
Website www.essential.co

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